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"Recently, the ‪ European Scout Committee‬ has been exploring the topic of ‪gender‬, and I had the opportunity to participate in one of the sessions. I think it was a very worthwhile exercise. I believe that our main concern should be ensuring that...

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Thirty one key leaders from nine NSOs have gathered on 22-25 June in the beautiful Khangku Resort in Paro, Bhutan for the APR Seminar on Life Skills for the 21st Century. The opening ceremony was graced by the honorable Secretary of Education Ms...

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Don Ramsay didn't think twice when he saw two Cub Scouts disappear beneath the surface of the Waitawheta River in the Karangahake Gorge. Ramsay, a Cub Scout leader at St Peter's Scout Group in Hamilton, discovered they were trying to pull an adult...

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Save Our Shores Project is the first Scout of the World Voluntary Service in Malaysia and fully conducted by Rover Scouts from Penang State, Malaysia. This Save Our Shores Project collaboration with Penang Inshore Fishermen Welfare Association (PIFWA...

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This weekend, HM Queen Máxima, patron of Scouting Nederland, the National Scout Organisation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) in the Netherlands, joined hundreds of Scouts and Guides to celebrate the official opening of...

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Ramadan mubarak

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“Do build bridges in a society that is used to putting up walls!”, H. H. Pope Francis urged some 100,000 Scouts from the Associazione Guide e Scout Cattolici Italiani who had gathered on Saint Peter’s Square on 13 June 2015.

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Conference Centre, Gilwell Park – 13 June 2015 The WAGGGS/WOSM Consultative Committee chaired by WAGGGS World Board Chair, Nicola Grinstead and WOSM World Scout Committee Chair, João Armando with other members Anita Tiessen, WAGGGS CEO, Scott Teare...

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Over a hundred Scouts joined thousands of others in a free concert saying no to child labour and yes to quality education. The International Labour Organization (ILO) Philippines organized the concert at the Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines on 12...

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Members of the Europen Scout Committee of WOSM and theirt guests from the World Scout Committee enjoy a good moment on the Training Ground at Gilwell Park (Chingford, United Kingdom) during their recent regular meeting.

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As we commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on 12 June, we would like to share various actions that Scouts in the Africa Region are taking to raise awareness against child labour, promote child protection as well as champion the cause of quality...

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Yesterday began the Meetings of the Regional Networks: Youth Programme, Adults in Scouting, Institutional Development and Youth Network. With the participation of 75 people from 16 NSOs. These events had a simultaneous opening in which Rafe Lucado...

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Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you the April Issue of Kudumail, the Africa Scout Region newsletter. You can read directly online by clicking http://scout.org/kudumail40. Enjoy your reading! -------------------- Cher/Chère amis, Nous sommes...

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The World Scout Bureau - Europe Support Centre, Brussels of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is seeking an External Relations and Communications Officer to support the external relations and communication area of WOSM in Europe...

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Scout memorabilia collectors in Singapore welcomed the establishment of the Singapore Scout Collectors Club (SSCC) on 6 June 2015, at the national headquarters, with full support of the Singapore Scout Association (SSA). In a special ceremony held at...

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